15 things you need to know about Conor McGregor

#7 He almost chose another career

McGregor has indeed gone through that dark phase

Considering how notorious and famous Conor McGregor is now, it is hard to imagine how that he almost chose another career path. Many fighters go through that phase where they consider hanging up their boots and walking off in a different path. For McGregor, that phase came during his early fighting days.

After debuting with a loss in the lightweight category, he won his next match against Stephen Bailey. After his fight with Stephen Bailey, McGregor contemplated a different career path. His mother realising his potential contacted his coach John Kavanagh and reinvigorated him to pursue his mixed martial arts career. Thankfully, McGregor’s interest in MMA was rekindled and now we have the notorious one.